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ABOUT BRITISH COLUMBIA

British Columbia is truly an exciting Province located on the West Coast of Canada. The mountainous terrain, bordered by the Pacific Ocean, attracts visitors from around the world providing breathtaking scenery at numerous local resorts. The coast line of British Columbia extends more than 27,000 kilometers surrounded by six thousand islands.

British Columbia Statistics

Size 944, 735 square kilometers

Population 4,419,974 people

Capital City Victoria

Mountain Area % 65%

Forest Area % 57%

Water Area % 2.1%

Arable Area % 5%

CITIES IN BRITISH COLUMBIA

The Metro Vancouver area makes up half of the population in British Columbia. This area includes Vancouver, Surrey, New Westminster, Richmond, Burnaby, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Maple Ridge, Langley, Langley, Delta, Pitt Meadows, White Rock, Port Moody, Anmore, Belcarra, Lions Bay and Bowen Island.

The second largest concentration of population in the British Columbia area is located at the southern tip of Vancouver Island. This includes Greater Victoria, Saanich, Victoria, Esquimalt, Oak Bay, View Royal, Highlands, Colwood, Langford, Sidney, Metchosin and Sooke.

Largest Cities in British Columbia by Population
City/Municipality	2006
Vancouver	578,041
Surrey	394,976
Richmond	204,411
Burnaby	202,799
Abbotsford	123,864
Coquitlam	114,565
Saanich	108,265
Kelowna	106,707
Delta	96,723

Downtown Vancouver, British Columbia

BRITISH COLUMBIA ECONOMY

The economy in British Columbia mainly centers around resource industries such as forestry and mining. Over the years employment in the resource sector has fallen leading to the replacement of new jobs in the construction and retail/service sectors.

The IT computer industry is another industry in British Columbia that is growing in size. Video game makers and web development companies dominate this industry.

The Vancouver area, is also well known as Hollywood North. Being the third largest feature film production location in North America and has provided a hot bed for film talent. Los Angeles and New York are the only two cities in North America that film more movies.

A Short List of Movies Filmed in British Columbia

The Sixth Day

I, Robot

First Blood/Rambo

Scary Movie 1, 2, 3, 4

Insomnia

Bird on a Wire

Final Destination

Aliens Vs. Predator

X-Men

Click here for a longer list of movies filmed in British Columbia.

Vancouver, British Columbia